Sunday, February 5, 2012

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Long-acting insulin analogs recommended for OHA-resistant diabetes

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Patients with Type 2 diabetes who derive no therapeutic benefit from oral hypoglycemic agents may benefit from treatment with long-acting insulin analogs, suggest study findings.

Repeat flexible sigmoidoscopy increases colorectal cancer detection rate

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Repeat screening by flexible sigmoidoscopy after 3 to 5 years increases the detection of colorectal cancer or advanced adenoma by a quarter in women and by a third in men, show results of the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial.

BP difference between arms points to peripheral vascular disease

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

A difference of 10 to 15 mmHg in systolic blood pressure between the left and right arm is associated with an increased risk for peripheral vascular disease and mortality, results of a systematic review and meta-analysis show.

Depression medications during pregnancy increase newborn’s hypertension risk

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors during late pregnancy to treat depression more than doubles the risk for persistent pulmonary hypertension in the newborn, researchers say.

Repeat flexible sigmoidoscopy increases colorectal cancer detection rate

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Repeat screening by flexible sigmoidoscopy after 3 to 5 years increases the detection of colorectal cancer or advanced adenoma by a quarter in women and by a third in men, show results of the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial.

Chinese version of MDQ effective for BD screening

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

The Chinese version of the Mood Disorder Questionnaire is an effective screening tool for bipolar disorder among patients who have experienced a major depressive episode, say researchers.

‘Reassess patients’ before replacing ICDs

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Not all individuals with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator should receive a new generator when the device's power reserve is running low, its leads become defective, or its system infected, say authors.

Environmental <i>M. ulcerans </i>linked to incidence of Buruli ulcer in Benin

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Research carried out in Benin in West Africa shows that environmental Mycobacterium ulcerans predicts prevalence of Buruli ulcer, a necrotizing skin disease common in subtropical countries.

Depression symptoms common in schizophrenia patients

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Clinically relevant symptoms of depression are common in schizophrenia patients who have not been diagnosed with the mood disorder, results from a Spanish study suggest.

Psychotherapy benefits youth with first-episode psychotic mania

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

The addition of psychotherapy to treatment as usual may help reduce symptoms of depression and overall symptom severity in young people who have experienced a first episode of psychotic mania, say researchers.

Black tea lowers BP

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Regular consumption of black tea significantly lowers systolic blood pressure and diastolic BP, researchers have found.

Oral HPV infection linked with sexual behavior

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Detailed information on the epidemiology of oral human papillomavirus infection in the United States has been published, showing that the prevalence is around 7% in the general population, but as high as 45% in certain high-risk subgroups.

Cognitive insight increased in depressed schizophrenia patients

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Results from a Turkish study show that schizophrenia patients with depression have greater cognitive insight, particularly regarding self-reflectiveness, than those without depression.

Psychosocial functioning reduced in multiple-episode BD patients

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

Patients with bipolar disorder who have experienced multiple mood episodes show poorer psychosocial functioning over time than first-episode patients, Spanish study results show.

UDCA could improve endothelial function in heart failure

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

European researchers have unveiled a completely novel approach for improving endothelial function in heart failure.

Heart failure linked to cognitive decline

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

Heart failure is associated with a decline in mental processes and a loss of gray matter in the brain, Australian researchers have found.

Manuka honey shows promise for preventing wound infections

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

Manuka honey has the potential to treat or even prevent persistent wound infections such as those caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, report researchers.

Family-assisted training improves QoL in schizophrenia patients

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

Family-assisted Social Cognition and Interaction Training significantly improves quality of life, social functioning, and social cognition in patients with schizophrenia, research shows.

Nonepisodic factors may help differentiate BD subtypes

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

A number of significant differences, other than manic/mixed and hypomanic episodes, may help distinguish patients with bipolar I disorder from those with bipolar II disorder, say Canadian researchers.

Reduced language-related asymmetry in IFG may be neural marker of schizophrenia

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

Results from an imaging study show disturbed functional brain organization during language processing in patients with schizophrenia, as indicated by diminished language-related asymmetry in the inferior frontal gyrus.
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